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Geek readers, bear with me please, for I am about to discuss A Sport. I promise it’ll be over quickly. So quickly, seriously, just stick with this article for a few more sentences and I’ll talk about a comic book character. It’s like, right around the corner. Prepare yourself. Ready? Are you sure?

Okay, let’s go: man, is there anyone in basketball more Superman-esque than LeBron James? I’ve searched high and low and come up short. Don’t say Steph Curry; Steph is Wally West. Kyrie Irving is Nightwing, once a sidekick and now a full-fledged hero in his own right (with the best signature sneaker in the NBA, for my money). Kevin Durant is Batman, not remotely concerned with whether or not you like him. But LeBron? LeBron is Superman, both on the court and off.

There, we’re done. No more sports. I promise we won’t go any deeper than that. Anyways, LeBron knows he’s Superman. We know LeBron is Superman. And now Nike has made it clear that they’re entirely aware as well with the release of the LeBron 16 “SuperBron” edition. Well, editions. Bron debuted the LB 16 SuperBron in his Christmas Day game against the Golden State Warriors. The shoe went up for sale shortly after and sold out on Nike.com fast.

I’ve sung the praises of the LB 16 before and the SuperBron colorway is one of the best we’ve seen for this sneaker yet (the King was pretty dope though, don’t get me wrong). Featuring white knit complemented by crisp blue patent leather, yellow accents, and a red sole and swoosh, it’s an instant classic and a stellar tribute to the superhero LeBron clearly aims to imitate in his gameplay. It’s still available on other sites for retail or a slightly higher rate, unless you’re a size 15 in which case you’re inexplicably gonna have to drop $2,000 (I’m not gonna tell you not to, but…).

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If the 16 isn’t your speed, never fear. On February 2 (previous release date was January 9), Nike will also be rereleasing the LeBron 3 in the same Superman colorway at select Nike Basketball retailers and Nike.com.

This one swaps out blue patent leather for red, with a blue midsole and yellow accents to pair with the white knit body. If the 16 is any indication, the 3 is likely to be a hot ticket item that sells out pretty quickly. It makes sense, after all. Everybody loves Superman (even if you don’t, you kinda do, sorry) and LeBron? As much an athletic Superman as you can possibly be in this day and age.

Your best bet to cop a pair is to download Nike’s SNKRS app and set the app to notify you when the shoe is up for sale. Don’t be like me with the Air Jordan Spider-Verse collab and forget, missing out on a sneaker you want and having to pay a huge premium to buy it on the resale market.